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gaird Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19 23.1 4.5 0 23.2 10.3 35.4
Number of occurrences6145 3 0 4 1 8
Number of authors25 16 3 3 1 2

Occurrences of gaird in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
gaird yird frae heiven on page 57

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
tae be mair tentie wi wir ain gaird the furder sooth we gang, we' on page 60

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Nearly catchin thaim off gaird. on page 17

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
, wi a sodger aither side tae gaird him; an nearhaun the King wis on page 44

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
lka service, airmed men stuid gaird on the hill-taps luikin oot f on page 28
out band o airmed men set tae gaird hill congregations frae the d on page 34
s his true Christian duty tae gaird an protect this congregation on page 35
nish theikin ower the turf an gaird it frae the warst o the rain. on page 50

4 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
an wis warstit bi the King's gaird. An thae tuik the auld fechte on page 14

4 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
they gart me gaird the vineyairds, on page 1

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ess ghaists will noo forevvir gaird, on page 20

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
language.Juist as we seek tae gaird the earth's bio-diversity, sa on page 15

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
Wi a gaird o the Keing's sojers the Kild on page 43

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Whaur nae safe bield can gaird the hamelorn fowk, on page 30
Gaird oor green thochts frae action on page 39

2 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Guid gaird he sall be, an ensample tae b on page 43

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
The gaird cried oot: "Halt! Whaur awa?" on page 42

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
o the City Gaird had brocht. Could bring. on page 112

2 matches

Stephenson, Michael Northwords Now 43 - Tao Te Ching 9, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Central - Bathgate, poetry
se wi siller, an aw ye dae is gaird it? on page 4

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
The sojers on gaird hed the swype o naips an luik
the waird at wes bot a corss-gaird an a
nent the passenger at bad the gaird ti aff-pit’m
. He rowstit an raired at the gaird fur
r ye mynd, Stir,’ sayed the gaird. ‘It wesna hauf o the ill
14 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
ess ghaists will noo forevvir gaird,
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
an hud twa hunner sentries gaird ye –
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Wha’ll aiblins gaird fir Scotland’s folk,
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert A Fickle Nae Mair, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Yin gaird speiks ainlie trowth,
Yin gaird speiks ainlie fause;
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
quicker than a chocolate fire gaird. Quite possibly departin this
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
iger brawly turnt oot Yer ain gaird o honour kythe nou afore yin on page 3

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ong chiel, weel airmed, stans gaird ower his castle, his gear is on page 100

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Aa iss file the Gaird wes gomin at her, first throw on page 38

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
n dey ran ta Alice for her ta gaird dem. on page 82
i a soldier apo every side ta gaird him; an near da Keeng wis da on page 109

2 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Dy gaird an dy comfirt on page 29

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Phorcunos's dochter, gaird o da haagless brynd -
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Near th gaird, on page 16

1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
rmless as doos. ?' "Be on yer gaird agin men; the'll han yis ower on page 9
Gaird agin hypocrisie on page 91
sht an offyshers o tha temple gaird an taakit aboot hoo he micht on page 106
s, tha offyshers o tha temple gaird an tha eldèrs, that haed cum on page 108

7 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
n it reached oot its airm tae gaird them frae the wild haaf. The
1 matches

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